diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/getpwent.c b/lib/libc/gen/getpwent.c
index 1d10a0b2aff2..a3bfed869d7a 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/getpwent.c
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/getpwent.c
@@ -966,6 +966,9 @@ _compat_getpw(rv, cb_data, ap)
 				break;
 			}
 			break;
+		default:
+			_pw_passwd.pw_fields &= ~_PWF_SOURCE;
+			_pw_passwd.pw_fields |= _PWF_FILES;
 		}
 		if ((search == _PW_KEYBYNAME &&
 			    strcmp(_pw_passwd.pw_name, name) == 0)